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Today's Three Things post is all about authors' favorite movie/TV couples. We get to hear from Anita Hughes, author of Lake Como; Misty Evans, author of Deadly Pursuit; and Lauren Boyd, author of Baking Love.

Anita Hughes, author of Lake Como (women's fiction)

Cary Grant and Grace Kelly in To Catch a Thief. I could watch Grace Kelly and Cary Grant anywhere, but to see them in a convertible climbing the hills of Monte Carlo is better than chocolate. He is still the epitome of the movie star — dashing, handsome, with that incredible accent, and she is the most poised, elegant actress ever on the screen.

Matthew McConaughey and Kate Hudson in How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days. I love Kate's wardrobe and I love how they spar with each other. Their chemistry is electric. Kate is so confident and he has that wonderful smile and Texan charm that make you melt!

Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan in Sleepless in Seattle. He's a depressed widower and she's the scrubbed, blue-eyed reporter who knows true love is worth fighting for. I love that she's addicted to romantic movies (An Affair to Remember) and he has a darling son who ultimately brings them together.

"Lake Como" by Anita Hughes.(Photo: St. Martin's Griffin)

Here's the blurb for Lake Como:

Hallie Elliot is a San Francisco-based interior designer at one of the city's most sought after firms. She had a job she loved; a job through which she'd met her brilliant boyfriend, Peter. She'd recently moved in to Peter's palatial pad, prompting dreams of white weddings to dance in her head. But her perfect life is shattered when she stumbles upon Peter and her beautiful boss in a compromising position… a spontaneous trip to Lake Como turns out to be the perfect cure.

Mr. and Mrs. Smith from Mr. and Mrs. Smith. John and Jane Smith are the perfect couple. Beautiful, smart, living a nice life in the suburbs … and each hiding a big secret. Aren't there times when you want to metaphorically kill your partner? I love how these two have to examine their marriage under a rifle scope as well as a microscope.

"Deadly Pursuit" by Misty Evans.(Photo: Misty Evans)

Buffy and Angel from Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Talk about ill-fated lovers — Buffy and Angel take the cake. One of the most tragic love stories on TV. As Giles says in an early episode, "A vampire in love with a slayer. It's rather poetic … in a maudlin sort of way." Maudlin or not, it's an explosive dynamic.

Sarah Connor and Kyle Reese from The Terminator. Bodyguards are sexy, and a resistance fighter sent from the future to protect you from an unstoppable cyborg assassin is the pinnacle of sexy. Reese is the only thing standing between Sarah and the Terminator, and like all good bodyguards, he's tough, has an ironic sense of humor, great abs, and performs the ultimate heroic sacrifice to keep her alive.

Here's the blurb about Deadly Pursuit:

One year ago, rookie FBI agent Celina Davenport pulled off the ultimate undercover operation. She seduced Emilio Londano — the dangerous leader of the San Diego Mafia — and destroyed his illegal empire.

When Londano escapes a maximum security prison and begins picking off Celina's friends and co-workers, everyone she knows becomes a target, including DEA agent Cooper Harris, the man who once broke her heart and is now her bodyguard.

Cooper and Celina must risk their careers — and their lives — to turn the table on their pursuer. But will their past, with its forbidden passions and impulsive choices, put them directly in his crosshairs?

Jerry and Elaine from Seinfeld. When they were a couple, when they weren't, the dynamic between them was always there — so much fun, so captivating, and so seemingly natural. They were clever, witty, and straight-up funny — and when you added the rest of the cast to the mix, you had the formula for one hilarious ride.

Noah and Allie from The Notebook. Rachel McAdams and Ryan Gosling's real-life chemistry carried over to the big screen, making a sweet romance story even sweeter.

Pacey and Joey from Dawson's Creek. I heart Dawson's Creek! (Seriously, would someone please make a reunion movie?) Watching that show was one of the highlights of my week in college, when my roommate and I would draw close to the small TV in our dorm room and drink in each and every episode. I loved, loved, loved the chemistry between Pacey and Joey, and was so excited to see them end up together in the series finale. All together now — "I don't wanna wait for our lives to be over…!"

Here's the blurb for Baking Love:

Three years ago, Kate Sullivan fell in love with her best friend, Eric Wagner. Before she could tell him, he abruptly ended their friendship. Now Eric has walked into Kate's bakery and back into her life — but why? Is he here to confess his love for her?

No. He's here to order his groom's cake. He's getting married… to another woman.